Teacher who sprayed air-freshener on boy suspended

Wow…just another reason to be careful about that spur of the moment decision to protect a student from teasing. [EF]

A Newfoundland teacher who sprayed one of her students with air freshener has been suspended with pay from her job, according to a statement from the school board responsible for Twillingate Island Elementary School…

Christian Roberts, 10, was sprayed with Febreze by his teacher after eating a meal of fish at lunchtime last week, according to his mother. Christian Roberts, 10, was sprayed with Febreze by his teacher after eating a meal of fish at lunchtime last week, according to his mother, Patti Rideout.Rideout said that her 10-year-old son was sprayed with Febreze by his teacher in early February when he returned to class after eating a lunch of cooked capelin. Rideout said her son’s classmates starting teasing him about the fishy smell. The teacher sent her son out of class for one period and then sprayed the air freshener on him.